Pope admits 'no answer to suffering' in TV interview

For the first time in the history of the papacy, Benedict XVI takes part in a TV programme, taking questions from ordinary Catholics.

One question was from a seven-year-old Japanese girl asking why so many children suffer in natural disasters. In a nutshell, the pope's answer is that he doesn't know but suffering's okay because Jesus is with you, and you'll find out why one day.

I watched part of the program and cannot tell you how disappointed I was. Benedict's responses were recorded and not live. His answers were Benedict Parables and not real answers. Suffering is not OK and the fact that nature is taking her natural course, the there are shifts in our great planet, that earthquakes are not the wrath of God is the answer.